HPE shows off The Machine prototype without memristors

From InfoWorld: In 2004, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise's Kirk Bresniker set out to make radical changes to computer architecture with The Machine and drew out the first concept design on a whiteboard.

At the time Bresniker, now chief architect at HP Labs, wanted to build a system that could drive...

Ford might cut global workforce by 10 percent, reports claim

From CNET: The Michigan Supreme Court ruling for Dodge v. Ford Motor Company, 1919 held that the goal of a corporation is to advance the interests of its shareholders ahead of providing charitable benefits for customers or employees. A new report offers a real-world example of how that works.

Ford...

Cybercrooks fight over DDoS attack resources

From InfoWorld: As more groups get into the denial-of-service attack business they're starting to get in each other's way, according to a report released this morning.

That translates into a smaller average attack size, said Martin McKeay, senior security advocate at Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai...

Microsoft blames US stockpiled vulnerability for ransomware attack

From PC World: Microsoft on Sunday said a software vulnerability stolen from the U.S. National Security Agency has affected customers around the world, and described the spread of the WannaCrypt ransomware on Friday in many countries as yet another example of the problems caused by the stockpiling...

Google wants to solve the Android update problem once and for all

From InfoWorld: If there’s one thing we hate about Android phones, it’s the lack of regular and speedy updates for all but Google’s own Pixel series. Whenever a new version of Android comes out, even just a small one, it takes LG, Samsung, Sony, HTC, and everyone else months to push out an update to...

Western Digital dispute with Toshiba heads for arbitration

From PC World: Western Digital is seeking arbitration, demanding that its consent has to be taken before Toshiba can go ahead with plans to sell a stake in its memory business to raise funds.

The storage technology company acquired SanDisk last year and has been rumored to be a bidder for a stake...

Spotify could come to the NYSE by early 2018

From CNET: Spotify's music business might be streaming onto the New York Stock Exchange either in time for the holidays or the new year.

The streaming music company is looking at going public as a direct listing by either late 2017 or early 2018, according to CNBC's sources.

Joining as a direct...

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